Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-09-08

Last friday mas . blue da,Y on the New
York Exchange. Beading drcoped rom
SEX 10 ASK Richmond Terminal from 2Sk
TO 22h Northern Pacific preferred irom
49x Co as, Oregon & Transcontinental
lrom 23x tc 20, Sc Paul from soy to eoAs
and Western Unioa from ~ to 70k-
Acting Land Commissioned Stockslager
has taken tho necessary steps to carry In
to effect Secretary Lamar's recent order
directing thu restoration to settlement
ard entry oil the unapproyed indemnity
selections OF the California 4 Oregon Rail
road company. The road runs from Rose
VILE, near Sacramento. to the California
| & Oregon line. 2e6 miles. n the order oil
restoration will affect about $780,
acres.
The excursion yacht Monarch was cap
sized by a squat in Bristol channel and
fifteen persons were drowned.
High officials OF the Canadian Pacific Sc
cretIy left Manitoba to avoid subpoenas.
The debate in the houss oil on
GIadstone's motion for m address to the
queen. praying for the notification OF the
governments p~roclaiming OF the Irish Ma
tional league was negatiyed 272 to 1914.
Mr.. Healy who ended the debate. counsel
led the Irish people to have confidence in
the good intentions OF the English people
and to wait patiently. ~abstaining from vi,
oIeree.
The president has appointed Alexander
McCue CT New York, the present solicitor
OF the treasury, to he commissioner o! tsh
and fisheries. to succeed the late Prof.
Baird. Mr.. McCue is nov in Minnie in con-
neetion with public business. IL is under
stood that he has been designated in order
that the vacant place might be filed and
the work OF the commission proceed, as In
the absence of some one authorized to act
as fish commissioner nc acquisitions can be
drawn upon the treasury to defray the ex.
penses OF the commission.
Bishop Elliott, OF Texas. is dead.
This Kansas City Times publishes an
swers received to inquiries sent out through
Kansas and Missouri as to presidential
preferences In Missouri go answersfrom
Democrats were received. OF these 25l
were for Cleveland, 3 for Thurman. l Tor
Wade Hsmpton, and the rest scattering.
The Republicans sent 261 answers, OF
which 1875 were for Blaine, ~ for Sherman.
3f-for Lincoln and the rest scattering. In
Kansas 336 Democrats answered as fol
lows; Cleveland 306. Thurman z, Hill 5,
remainder scattering. The Republicans
cent Bug " of which Isl were for
Blaine. So for Sherman, "A for Lincoln,
and the rest scattering.
Naval Cadet Long of Ohio Is to be court
martialed for ordering Naval Cadet Lane
to make q meal on soup or hight az upper
class a
At the session OF the supreme council of
the American Legion OF Honor the resolu-
tion providing for the establishment of q
guarantee fund Of $500, 900 was adopted.
the fun Is to be raised by assessment,
and is TO be kept perpetualiy in trust for
the membership.
The fishing schooner Lydia T. Crowell.
OF Beverly, Mass, which carried a crew of
Is. has been given up for lost.
Douglas F. Cariin, chief clerk OF the
Cheyenne sgensy. was married at Pierre,
Oak, to the wealthiest heiress Of the Sioux
reservation. The ceremony was witnessed
By over LOCO Indians.
The United States treasury has $780,
0 to the credit Of the Fidelity Bank OF
Cincinnati, which viii be divided among
the creditors OF that institution.
A letter in the Railway Age, with the
sentiments Of which President Marvin
Hughitt say he fully agrees, is in part as
follows: ut is sale TO say that the late nc.
cident near C~hatsworth created a feeling
Of apprehension approaching dismay in
the minds OF every railroad manager III
the country. The criticism is sure to be
and properly so-unsparing. but the re-
1pp1olDilfsN fOAlH1 De DtlEe1i where u De-
longs. and Ieveuture the opinion that the
public is quiet as much and inst MS direct
ly responsible as the officials of any rail-
o upon which sTch an accident may
occur. ] am fully persuaded that the
constant pressure for lower rates contains
a menace to the safety OF the travelling
public that they do not themses YES real
ize."
Gen. Clarke. clerk OF the house Of repre-
.n-&.-.. g.. ~ .a-s.@zl AL 4.Nsa..
in eight contested election cases that are
to be considered by the next congress.
They are rs follows: Lowrey va White,
Indiana; Small We. Elliott, South Carolina.
Gainor vs. Frank, Missouri; w~erthington
We. Post. Illinois; MeDuffy IS. Davidson,
Alabama; Thoebe vs.. Carlisle, Kentucky;
Sullivan vs.. FELTON, and Lynch vs.. Van
Dever, California.
Ayear ago the wife OF W. c. Lake OF Ap.
pleton. Wis, was killed by a Chicago &
Northwestern train Lake sued the COM
dany Tor SO, 600 damages The company
took bis disposition recently and showed
hat he had served two terms In state nri--
on. has iour wives and was not married
to the one that was killed. One wife is in
the poorhouse in W~innebago county, and
be was married again. His attorneys en-
tered q discontinuanee OF the case before
his disposition was finished. He was ar
rested.
A special from Laredo. Mexico says L.
W. Stevenson. general freight and passen-
ger agent OF the Mexican National railway,
died suddenly.
Sigourney Butler, second controller OF
the treasury. has made two decisions OF
much Importance in army circles. one OF
which can hardly fail to result in saving
the government considerably money. He
has derided that six months is a sufficient
time within which to close paymasters'
accounts, and that hereafter q final reyis.
ion OF all said accounts should be made
within that time. He has ALEC decided
that an officer may be paid for mileage
for travel performed without previous
order, but subsequently, ratified by the
officer superior on the ground that the
duty was compelled by emergency and ur-
gent public necessity.
Judge Samuel Hall. Of the state supreme
court, died at Atlanta
A letter has been received by the inter
state m commission from D. ID.
Keyes. al F~aribault, Mimi, in which he
refers to the contemplated Western "trip
OF the commission this fall and states il
will be necessary Tor 1t to take the testi.
mony Of q large number OF Minnesota wit
nesses in the case OF the board OF trade
union against the Chicago, Milwaukee Il
l Nlt II Hui EONlUdNAs &ndlIAItu toOitf 10
replied that the facts IN the case must be
largely matter Of public notoriety which
it will be unnecessary to prove orally. He
dwells at some length on the volume OF
business awaiting the action OF the com
mission and urges counsel to eu1cavor TO
reach agreements. as far as possible, IN
all cases upon statements OF facts, with a
view TO reduce to the smallest compass
che oral evidence neeessarytc be taken.
Gh.1orn rafnrra - fat4Nu- ~ u 4
new cases, 8 deaths; MeEsina 81 rev cases,
1 death; Catanin Z deaths.
Mr.. Palmer, a Pittsburc natural gas ex-
pert, has made the 'calculation that zach
day 500, 600, 600 cubic feet OF natural
| gas are drawn from the bowels osthe earth
for use in that city. This amount weighs
over IL, 600, 900 pounds. OF which 5000.
600 is carbon. Mr. Palmer is of the opin-
Ion that the withdraw of so much starch
IRON the bosom Of the earth's shirt will
Inevitably wrinkle it. la other words, the
immense pressure which has held down the
gas Is weakened. Something viii give way.
Lois de Beck, who recently inherited
l 81. 200, 900 by the death of a grand aHnt
in Belgium. il very well off, having made
money as sutler at the Charleston navy
| yard. Massachusetts,. He is going to
Europe in a few days.
TIL civil authorities OF Toulouse have
been instructed to assist the military au-
thorities by providing supplies andplaeing
ali available large buildings at the dispos-
al of the troops.
Sparks q little over = year ago held the
presumption entry # Lois l.. Knapp for
the northeast quarter Of sec. ion 2, town.
ship i20. range IS. Wats town district,
because proof failed To show six months
continuous residence. OF this action the
secretary says Tie proof states that
claimant established actuat residence on
the land June is. 1883. and that residence
thereon has been continues with the ex.
ception OF twenty-ni days. when he was
absent OF account OF sickness and went to